Through Children's Eyes – Little-Folk Songs for Adults
The Limeliters · 1962
45 min · 14 tracks · jazz
A playful blend of folk melodies and storytelling, inviting adults to reconnect with the whimsy of childhood.
Through Children's Eyes – Little-Folk Songs for Adults is an album by The Limeliters, released in 1962. A playful blend of folk melodies and storytelling, inviting adults to reconnect with the whimsy of childhood. This album is significant for its attempt to bridge the gap between children's music and adult listeners, promoting folk traditions in a new light. It received positive critical reception for its innovative approach, contributing to the broader folk revival movement of the early 1960s, which influenced numerous artists and genres. Here's what makes it worth your time and what to listen to next.
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What does Through Children's Eyes – Little-Folk Songs for Adults sound like?
A playful blend of folk melodies and storytelling, inviting adults to reconnect with the whimsy of childhood. Rooted in jazz.
What makes Through Children's Eyes – Little-Folk Songs for Adults by The Limeliters notable?
This album is significant for its attempt to bridge the gap between children's music and adult listeners, promoting folk traditions in a new light. It received positive critical reception for its innovative approach, contributing to the broader folk revival movement of the early 1960s, which influenced numerous artists and genres. Released in 1962, 'Through Children's Eyes' marked The Limeliters' transition into more family-oriented music after establishing themselves as a popular folk group. This album followed their successful period in the late 1950s, where they gained recognition for their harmonies and refreshing takes on traditional songs.
How many songs are on Through Children's Eyes – Little-Folk Songs for Adults?
Through Children's Eyes – Little-Folk Songs for Adults has 14 tracks, running approximately 45 minutes.
Tracklist
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- 1 This Train 2:14
- 2 Marty 2:28
- 3 Hey Jimmie Joe John Jim Jack 4:05
- 4 The Whale Standout 3:26
- 5 Grace Darling 4:14
- 6 Morningtown Ride Standout 2:54
- 7 Join Into the Game 3:18
- 8 I Had a Mule 2:55
- 9 Lollipop Tree 3:21
- 10 Run, Little Donkey 2:46
- 11 The Riddle Song 2:48
- 12 Stay on the Sunny Side Standout 4:27
- 13 B-A Bay 2:18
- 14 America the Beautiful / This Land is Your Land 3:48
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